Extension stove-leg.



No. 705,377. Patented Aug. 5, I902. J. BARBEE.

EXTENSION STOVE LEG.

(Application filed. July 27', 1901. (No Model.)

JAMES BARBEE, OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.

EXTENSION STOVE-IE6.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 706,377, dated August 5,1902.

Application filed July 2'7, 1901. Serial No. 69,968. (No model.)

To In whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMnsBARBEE, a citizen of the United States,residingat Columbus, in the county of Muscogee and State of Georgia, haveinvented a new and useful Extension Stove-Leg, of which the following isa specification.

This invention is an extension stove-leg, the object of the inventionbeing to provide a stove-leg which can be extended or adjusted, so as tocompensate for any irregularity of the surface upon which the stoverests.

WVith this object in view the invention consists, essentially, inproviding an ordinary stove-leg with a tube or sleeve from the in norside, said tube or sleeve being slotted longitudinally and provided withbayonet-slots communicating with the said longitudinal slot and afootpiece having a rod extending upwardly therefrom, the upper end ofsaid rod carrying a lug adapted for engagement .with the bayonet-slot,whereby the leg and footpiece can be adjustedwith reference to eachother, thereby providing an extensible stove-leg.

The invention consists also in certain details of construction andnovelties of combination, all of which will be fully describedhereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective View of an extension stove-leg constructedin accordance withmy invention, aportion of the leg proper being broken away to indicatethe extension features. Fig. 2 is a view taken from the inner or rearside of the stove-leg. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of thefootpiece and extension-rod. Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of thestove-leg. Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention I employ an ordinary stove-leg A. Upon therearor inner side thereof is formed a sleeve or tube B, slottedvertically and longitudinally upon the rear side, as shown at B, and atdefinite intervals are produced bayonet-slots B said slots beingarranged alternately upon opposite sides of the longitudinal slots B andcommunicating therewith. The footpiece C has an extension-rod Dprojecting upwardly there from, said rod carrying a laterally-projectinglug E at its upper end. The extension-rod is of such size that it willfit snugly within the tube or sleeve B, and the lug E is of such sizeand shape that it will slide freely within the longitudinal slot B, andby turning the same to one side or the other the said lug can be broughtinto engagement with the bayonetslots B thereby locking theextension-rod in position. The rod D is slightly longer than the tube B,such difference in length being preferably the height or length of thelateral lug E, so that the said lug can be passed entirely through thetube and turned to one side, resting upon the top of the door, as mostclearly shown in Fig. 2, thereby securing the footpiece firmly againstthe bottom of the le It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedinglycheap, simple, and efficient construction of stove-leg, as it is onlynecessary to move the lug E from one bayonet-slot to another in order toeffect an adjustment up or down, and in case no adjustment is desiredthe lug can be looked upon the top of the tube or sleeve, as mostclearly shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with a stove-leg, of a tube or sleeve integraltherewith,said tube or sleeve being slotted longitudinally and havingbayonet-slots arranged alternately upon opposite sides of thelongitudinal'slot and communi eating therewith, a footpiece having a rodextending upwardly therefrom, said rod being of a length greater thanthe lengthof the tube, and the laterally-projecting lug arranged at theupper end of said rod, substantially as described.

JAMES 'BARBEE.

WVitnesses:

. W. L. BOOTH, II. T. EADY.

